Monaco, MC…The World Athletics Council has today made a number of important decisions regarding the future participation of the Russian and Belarusian Member Federations in athletics, and the eligibility regulations for athletes who are transgender or who have Differences of Sexual Development (DSD). The Council agreed to the reinstatement of the Russian Federation (RusAF) following […]
Washington, DC…Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, Teresa. What a — what a lovely introduction. You have such grace and calm and charm. I said on the way out — I said, “If it gets confusing, just say, ‘Here’s Joe.’” (Laughter.) She said, “I think I’ll be okay.” Look, 13 years ago today, […]
Toronto, Canada…In less than a month, researchers have used AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered protein structure database, to design and synthesize a potential drug to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer. The researchers successfully applied AlphaFold to an end-to-end AI-powered drug discovery platform called Pharma.AI. That included a biocomputational […]
Nashville, TN…Andrew Jackson, March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845 General & Seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. “The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer… form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty […]
La Jolla, CA…Theodor Seuss Geisel March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991. A Bit of wisdom from Dr. Seuss today on the legendary children’s author and cartoonist’s birthday. “How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How […]
Maranello, Italy…Enzo Ferrari, 20 February 1898 – 14 August 1988. Italian racing driver and entrepreneur, founder Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team & Ferrari automobile marque. “I have yet to meet anyone quite so stubborn as myself and animated by this overpowering passion that leaves me no time for thought or anything else. I […]
George Washington February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799. The first president of the United States and founding father of our country. “It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.” “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and […]
Phillips, CA…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 85.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 33.5 inches, which is 193 percent of average for this location on February 1. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of […]
“The Japanese people since the war have undergone the greatest reformation recorded in modern history. With a commendable will, eagerness to learn, and marked capacity to understand, they have from the ashes left in war’s wake erected in Japan an edifice dedicated to the supremacy of individual liberty and personal dignity, and in the ensuing […]
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” ~ John Hancock January 23, 1737 – October 8, 1793 “The more people who own little […]
